Garrett was born on 13 April 1970 in London and taught himself to play the piano at age seven. He studied singing, composition, piano and conducting at Trinity College of Music, with further study in singing supported by a grant from the Wolfson Foundation. He then joined The Swingle Singers and toured with them internationally. After leaving The Swingle Singers, he performed in some of the world's leading opera houses, including the Royal Opera House, the English National Opera, the Scottish Opera and the Opéra National de Paris. He has performed over fifty major roles, including Don Giovanni, Figaro, Colline and Scarpia.[3] In 2002, he became one of the founding members of Amici Forever. Garrett left the ensemble in 2005 to continue his solo career and continues to sing on the opera stage as well as recording.[4]
In 2007, Garrett played the Wolf/Cinderella's Prince in Into the Woods.[5] In 2014, he returned to Into the Woods this time playing the Baker.[6]
nick, garrett, bass, baritone, nick, garrett, english, bass, baritone, member, vocal, ensemble, swingle, singers, original, bass, baritone, opera, band, amici, forever, biography, editgarrett, born, april, 1970, london, taught, himself, play, piano, seven, stu. Nick Garrett is an English bass baritone He was a member of the vocal ensemble The Swingle Singers 1 and the original bass baritone in the opera band Amici Forever 2 Biography editGarrett was born on 13 April 1970 in London and taught himself to play the piano at age seven He studied singing composition piano and conducting at Trinity College of Music with further study in singing supported by a grant from the Wolfson Foundation He then joined The Swingle Singers and toured with them internationally After leaving The Swingle Singers he performed in some of the world s leading opera houses including the Royal Opera House the English National Opera the Scottish Opera and the Opera National de Paris He has performed over fifty major roles including Don Giovanni Figaro Colline and Scarpia 3 In 2002 he became one of the founding members of Amici Forever Garrett left the ensemble in 2005 to continue his solo career and continues to sing on the opera stage as well as recording 4 In 2007 Garrett played the Wolf Cinderella s Prince in Into the Woods 5 In 2014 he returned to Into the Woods this time playing the Baker 6 In 2023 he played Monsieur Firmin in the Greece production of The Phantom of the Opera 7 References edit McDaniel Sharon Opera Band Hits High Notes in Risky Venue Palm Beach Post 28 November 2004 Retrieved 19 May 2010 Oakes Keily Oakes Olympic effort from Amici Forever BBC News 30 August 2004 Retrieved 19 May 2010 Thompson Warwick Hippie Diva Callow s Mozart Violent Beauty Bloomberg News 3 July 2008 Spatz David J One fewer voice but still in tune The Record 30 September 2005 accessed via subscription 19 May 2010 Nicholas Garrett IMDb Paris Into the Woods phantom greeceExternal links editSignum Records Liner notes Poetry Serenade 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nick Garrett bass baritone amp oldid 1190754432, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
